Buckle.



G. MEINHARD-T.

BUCKLE.

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899,121 Patented sepa 22,1908.

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BUCKLE.

Application filed February 21. 190K.

Be it known thai l'. (`o.\'ii,v\ii .\iZi \'ii.\i:irr, residing.r at "ashiiigtmi, in the District of vlfoluiiibiu, have. invented certain new :ind

useful linproveineiits in Buckles, of which the following' is a specification.

.\l invention relates to certain new and useful iin ii'ovenients` in buckles particularly Iadapted or use in connection with stmps for securingr packages and thelike, and ii priointed out in the appended claims, reference 2d; ein had to the acconipanying drawings, in

t i 2.5 the Figure 1, is a perspective view showing the ag ilieation of iny invention. Figs?, is a del 'ierspective view on an enlarged scale of Vu ekle. -Fig. 3, is a plan View of 'the bueklefiiid the strap ends, the parts being in the strapseeuriiig position. Fig 4. is :a eentral verticallongitudinal section thcnwii', the arts being iii the position shown in Fig. 3.- iig. 5, is a similar view showing the manner of effecting the; nick release' of the strap from the eye mein er. Fig: 6, is a detail sectional pers eetire of the eye ineinber and the sliding bri( ge. Fig-, is a det-ail peisper-tive View of a port-ion of the lever.

Referring now to the accompanying drawinvs, 1n which. like letteisand numerals of r eerence indicate like parts in all of :ne liguies, 1 represents the hook nieniber and l the .p40 eye member, each of which is preferably formed of sheet metal..

The hook member l'liasan eye 1 through which the end of the strap 5 passes. the strap being sewed together as ati* to etec-t a relatively permanent connection with the hook member l. Tlieeve nieinber-2 is preferably stamped out lof slieet metal and provided with up-turned ears 2* between which s re leasing lever 4 is fulcrunied, the lever having a finger engaging end'4, and laterally rojecting studs 4` which project imo bearing apertures in the eers 2. The lere-r 4 is also provided with a heel 4 to enter a slot 3 in a sliding bridge 3 which slides on the eye S5. member 2 .and is held in place by the lever 4 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 22, V1908.

seriai No. 417.120.

and bythe curled over ends o brace the e \'e iiieiuher L. :is iiidiealed iiiost. clearly in Figs. 2 :ind t' of the drawings.

'lhe bridge il has` :i projecting portion 3l that is of such a width as to be movable -bttwceii the cars l :ind the eye member and the. projectingr portion 3" is formed with ii slot 3" to receive the heel 4? iii the. lever 4, liereiiibefore referred to. [n the practical application of in v invention the strap end 5 is passed through the eye 3" of the bridge 3, from the underside, as

which eiiiindicated in full lines` in Fig. 3,.and down.

between it and the front bai' 2 of the eye member '2, and beneaththe saine, 'as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 5. The operator then pulling on the strap 5, iii the direction of the arrow r, will draw the sliding bridge 3 in the saine direction, i.. e., iii n.diiectiony opposite to ljio. eausiiigthe lever. i to swing down in a direction opposite to the arrow -y in Fig. 5, until the parts assume the position shown in Fig. 4, when the bars 3" and 2" will elainp the eed of the stra 5, and irinly hohl the saine from iiioveiilen lt should be Aunderstood thatjin practice the strap end :'i. is clamped as shown in Fig. 4, and the length ol' the strap is adjusted so esto tightlyY lit around the piiekage, before .the hook l is hooked into the eye member 2.

After this adjustment has been .made theA strap is placed around the package, as shown4 in Fig. l, and the hook 1 hooked iiito'the eye iiieinber 2, and the package will "besecured.

Should it be desired to release the strap fi'o'ni the package it is only necssay to engage the lever 4 and move it in the irectin any yas'

of the arrow -y in Fig. 5,A thus causing the bridge 3 to beinoved in the direction of .the arrow a in Pig. 5, and release the strap eiid 5l- -from being clamped'between the bars 3e and 2e, and upon exerting a slight pull 'on the strap in the direction of the ariow z in Fig. the end 5b can be-entirelyv released from the.

eye n ieinber 2 of the buckle. The strap may be then removed fronithe buelde",- tlie entire bperation of loosening the strap from the iackage being practically instantaneous.

,- his makes my invention particularly adapt-- able for use in securing inail paekagepapers, documents, ete..iii which itis desirable that a niek release ofthe strap may be had.

1i'hen I speak of 'isti-ap, l do not. desire to liinit myself by suchterni to any particular strap, such u. as leather-strap, or a clot-li U0 strep, but any material mav be uslgd ns a strap that muy be found desirablejf Furthermore, while I have deseribed my improved buckle as capable, of beingr stamped out of sheet metal, still I do not deSirc to llimit myself to the material, :is the parts may be east. or otherwise formed, as may be flutd convenient.

connection with the uecompunying drawingbj,

it is thought` the complete construction, opelation and advantages of mv invention will be readily understood b v t-h'ose. Skilled in the art to which the invention nppertnins.

'hat I claim is: l. A buckle comprising a member, n sliding budge mounted thereon und having :in eye portion to permit4 passage oi' :L strap und adapted to clump the st-lzlp in between itself and said member, said member lmviug eti-rs, a lever pivotally mounted between said eins and hatt-'ing n heel for eoi'iperntively engaging said bridge to move. the same. along said member.

2. ln n. buckle, :in open'memlwrlntvingupturnedeans, :i bridge having an eye und having .fr portion to embrnetf Suid open member and slidnble thereon, and lever pivotully mounted between Suid ein to engugosnid bridge to move the sume 3. In :1 buckle', un open in emberlnivingup` portionol' thebridgc 

